Handle for shovels.



R. IVL, SHELLABARGER.

HANDLE FOR SHOVELS. APPLICATION FILED JUNE 4. 19M.

Patented May28, 1918.

WITNESSES ATTOR N EY ROBERT M. SHELLAIBAJEGEB, OF WEST LIBERTY, IOWA.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Bonner M. Sammie- BARGER, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at West Liberty, in the county of Muscatine and Stateof Iowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Handlesfor Shovels, of which the following is a specification. g

This invention relates to handles and especially to handles for shovels,etc., the primary object of the invention being to provide a handlewhich may be collapsed so as to occupy a minimum amount of space whennot in use.

Another object of the invention is to provide a simple and inexpensivehandle which may be very readily placed in an operative position withoutthe instrumentality of any tools whatsoever and may likewise beconveniently collapsed without the assistance of v any tools or thelike.

lPhe above and other objects and advantages of this invention will beunderstood from the following description of the present preferredembodiment, the same being illustrated in the accompanying drawings, inwhich:

Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view of a handle constructed inaccordance with my invention, the same being applied to a spade.

Fig. 2'is an elevational view of a spade embodying my improved handle,the latter being shown in a collapsed position.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentaryvertical sectional view of one of the handlesections, and

- Fig. 4 is a perspective view of another sec tion of thehandle.

In the drawings ashovel bladel is provided which has extending upwardlytherefrom a handle shank 2, the latter being equipped, adjacent itsupper end, with a lu 3.

I'he collapsible handle per seconsists ofa pair of tubular telescopicalsections 4 and 5 the former having its opposite ends open.

One end of said section L is sleeved over theouter terminal of thehandle shank 2 while the opposite end is telescopically arranged withinthe section 5. Said section& is provided on its inner periphery with alongitudinally extending groove 6, the latter termioove 7. From theabove it will be appreciated that the grooves 6 and 7 comprise a a nonsnovnts;

' V Specification of Letters Patent. g Patented May 2%, 1918. a lic tionfiled me 4., 1917. Serial No. 172,768.

bayonet groove in which the lug 3 of the handle shank 2 rides.

The outer end of the section 5 is closed as indicated at 8. A bayonetgroove 9 is formed on the inner periphery of said section .5 and isadapted to receive a lug 10 the latter being carried on the upper outerperiphery of the section at of the handle.

"As will be noted more particularly from Fig. 1 of the drawings, thesections 5 and 6 of the handle are-of uniform diameter and uniformthickness throughout their entire length and fit snugly into each other,section 4: snugly receiving the shankfor handle 2 of the shovel. By thismeans .all .looseness or play between the sections of the handle when inextended position is avoided thus pr'oducing a relatively light butstrong and'rigid handle. Also, as lug 10 of section 4 fits into groove'9 of section 5-and lug 3 of section 2 fits into groove 6 of section 4;,these grooves extending the fulllength of the respective sections, Iinsure that the lugswill be at all times in register with theircooperating 3 and 10, pursuant to which the sections 4 and 5 willtelescope into a position as shown in Fig. 2 of-the drawings. a

It will be understood that the above de:

scription and accompanying drawings comprehend only the general andpreferred embodiment of my invention and that various minor changes indetails of construction, proportion and arrangement of parts may be madewithin the scope of the appended claims without sacrificing any of theadvan tages of my invention I claim:

1. A collapsible handle comprising a shank portion adapted to be securedto a shovel blade, a tubular member slidable on said shank member andsnugly receiving the same, said tubular member being of uniformthickness and uniform diameter throughout its entire length and providedwith an inner longitudinally extending groove and a groove communicatingwith said longitudinally extending groove and disposed at right anglesthereto, said shank being pro- 'vided with'a, radially projecting lugengag ing into the grooves of the tubular member and an upper tubularmember slidably reeeiving the first mentioned tubular member, said uppermember being of uniform diameter and thickness throughout its entirelength and having an inner longitudinally extending groove and a groovecommunicatting with said longitudinally extending groove at the. lowerends thereof and disposed at right angles thereto, said first mentionedtubular member being provided with a radially projecting lug engaginginto the grooves of the uppermost tubular member.

2. A telescoping handle comprising a lower shank member provided with aradially projecting lug adjacent its' upper end an intermediate tubularmember of uniform diameter and thickness throughout its length snuglyreceiving said shank member and provided in its inner face with abayonet slot receiving the lug of the shank member, a

said bayonet slot extending to the upper end of the intermediate tubularmember, the said tubular member being further provided adjacent itsupper end with an outwardly directed radially projecting lug, and anupper ROBERT M. SHELLABARGER.

- vWitnesses:

J AMES B. Turner, CARL R. TEMPLEMAN.

